Tahun
ajaran baru sebentar lagi dimulai. Saya ucapkan selamat datang kepada adik-adik
calon mahasiswa baru yang sebentar lagi akan meramaikan gedung perkuliahan.
Berhubung masih dalam suasana euforia back to campus, saya terinspirasi
untuk berbagi mengenai kehidupan perkuliahan saya jaman dahulu kala. Rencananya
saya akan membuat beberapa postingan seri #CampusStories yang berisi tips
and trick dalam menghadapi kerasnya dunia perkuliahan. Wahai para mahasiswa
baru, tentunya kehidupan perkuliahan berbeda dengan kehidupan di SMA. Salah
satu contohnya, tidak disediakan buku paket dari sekolah sebagai referensi
belajar. Di awal perkuliahan, ada minggu perkenalan dimana dosen menyampaikan
silabus mata kuliah serta referensi yang digunakan. Tidak seperti zaman SMA
dimana satu mata pelajaran menggunakan hanya satu referensi, satu mata kuliah
memiliki paling tidak 2 atau lebih referensi ajar. Haruskah dibeli semua? FYI,
harga textbook yang asli itu mahal ya, terutama jika menggunakan
referensi berbahasa asing, paling tidak harganya mencapai sekitar 200 ribu
rupiah atau lebih. Let’s say terdapat 5 mata kuliah di semester awal
ini. Asumsikan setiap mata kuliah membutuhkan 2 buku referensi, jadi
perhitungan kasarnya yaitu
5
matkul x 2 textbook x Rp 200.000,- = Rp 2.000.000,-
Yup,
2 juta rupiah bukan jumlah yang sedikit untuk membeli buku teks (yang pada
akhirnya hanya akan memenuhi kamar kosan dan mengumpulkan debu karena jarang
dibuka. Yes, that’s true story anyway).
The old masters. I tried not to include most opera composers, since singing/lyrics interfere with concentration. Most of these playlists are at least an hour long:
Baroque(prancing through the flowers with royalty):
Albinoni
Bach
Corelli
Handel
Guerre
Purcell
Scarlatti
Telemann
Vivaldi
Classical(sipping tea with royalty while listening to their woes and gossip):
Beethoven
Haydn
Mozart
Paganini
Romantic(watching a heartfelt, teary-eyed scene in a soap opera):
Berlioz
Bizet
Borodin
Brahms
Bruch
Bruckner
Chopin
Dvorak
Field
Franck
Gade
Grieg
Liszt
Mendelssohn
Rachmaninov
Rimsky-Korsakov
Rubenstein
Saint-Saëns
Schubert
Robert Schumann
Clara Schumann
Smetana
Strauss II
Tchaikovsky
Wagner
Weber
Impressionistic (stargazing in an open field at midnight):
Debussy
Ravel
Late Romantic/Early Modern (dramatically confessing your love in the pouring rain):
Albéniz
Beach
Chaminade
de Falla
Dukas
Elgar
Fauré
Glazunov
Mahler
Respighi
Satie
Sibelius
Strauss
Vaughan Williams
Modern (these get sub-categories because they’re so different):
Of course, there are countless people who don’t have huge channels and maybe only a cover or two. The search bar is your friend. And don’t forget to make a playlist!
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VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACKS
Think about it, there are tons of people whose only job is to get the atmosphere of a game right by carefully composing the right music. And there are plenty of games with beautiful music. I love these playlists:
Remember Me (brilliant mix of electronic and classical)
Papo & Yo (relaxing and tropical)
Rayman Origins (springy, lighthearted, and amazing)
Rayman Legends (energetic, goofy, and wonderful)
Dark Cloud 2/Dark Chronicle (beautiful, bouncy, heart-racing)
To The Moon (dreamy and moving)
Kingdom Hearts (gorgeous, epic, breathtaking)
Mirror’s Edge (soothing and mechanical)
Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite (adorable 8-bit)
Alice: Madness Returns (odd, creepy, and carnival-esque)
Journey (peaceful and atmospheric)
Child of Light (melancholic and powerful)
Trine (epic and mystical)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (mysterious and haunting)
Just like video games, movies rely heavily on music to set the mood for the audience. Here are some of my favorite playlists:
Studio Ghibli
Spirited Away
Howl’s Moving Castle
Princess Mononoke
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Kiki’s Delivery Service (x)
Castle in the Sky
My Neighbor Totoro
Ponyo
Porco Rosso
The Wind Rises
Grave of the Fireflies
random playlists: (1) (2) (3)
Classic Disney piano covers (1) (2)
Lord of the Rings
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
Amelie
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Coraline
The Secret of Kells
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
The Piano
Schindler’s List
Harry Potter
Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone
Chamber of Secrets
Prisoner of Azkaban
Goblet of Fire
Order of the Phoenix
Half-Blood Prince
Deathly Hallows pt 1
Deathly Hallows pt 2
You can also view a full list of Grammy Award-winning soundtracks here
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ANIME SOUNDTRACKS
You’ll look like weeaboo trash, but at least you’ll be concentrating. You might need to skip a few tracks here and there if they have lyrics (that messes up my concentration, at least). That said, here’s some recommended playlists:
Elfen Lied (flowy and pretty)
Tokyo Ghoul √A (powerful, electronic, heart-wrenching)
Like I said, this isn’t a complete list but hopefully a good jumping-off point. Feel free to add to areas with your own suggestions. Have fun listening and go be productive!
I’ve got a lot of questions about this during my Art Center time, so I drew it ! This system came from when I had to manage my time during art high school (8am-5pm everyday) with 2 waitress jobs. Everybody has different working method, but I will be more than happy if anyone gets new idea from it !
